The poem captures a moment when he could almost have yielded to the lure of other cultures, when hybridity seemed possible. The Indian landscape, with its saffron skies, is Hinduised in Kipling’s poem ...
It is no use pretending that Kipling’s view of life, as a whole, can be accepted or even forgiven by any civilized person. —George Orwell, 1942 My childhood home did not boast many literary ...
A new volume of poetry from the hand of a man of recognized power is like a message brought from a battlefield. One's chief interest is in learning how the battle is going. Whether the messenger ...